I'm just a piece of dandelion seed, that flew with the wind, away from where I used to be, to find a place to belong to, but I won't forget who I was

Saturday, July 11, 2009

GIANT puzzle!!

Is there any better indulgence, than having the children spending their holiday away at granny's home, and only you and hubby at home? I still have time until Saturday before I have to pick them up.Apa ada kenikmatan yang melebihi mengirim anak-anak liburan jauh di rumah Embah, dan kita berdua suami aja di rumah? Aku masih punya waktu sampai hari Sabtu, sebelum aku harus menjemput mereka.

Wednesday was the day for Indonesia's President Election, and was a national official day off. Yes I didn't have to go to work.I voted as early as I could -- and it was 08.30, not early enough actually :P (I woke up at 5.00, did my shubuh prayer then back to bed until 08.00) coz I and Dan planned to spend the day for something more fun than just staying at home.Rabu kemaren Pilpres, dan jadi hari libur nasional. Yesss... ngga ngantor. Aku nyontreng sepagi mungkin -- yaitu jam 08.30, ngga cukup pagi juga sebenarnya :P (aku bangun jam 05.00, habis sholat shubuh tidur lagi dan baru bangun jam 08.00) karena aku dan Dan ada rencana menghabiskan hari dengan sesuatu yang lebih menyenangkan daripada tiduran dan nonton tipi di rumah.

Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, the descendant of Sailendra dynasty. Based on Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur was a place for praying that was completed to be built on 26 May 824, almost one hundred years from the time the construction was begun. The name of Borobudur, as some people say, means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while other says that Borobudur means monastery on the high place. (And this sentence was copied from here)Borobudur dibangun oleh Raja Samaratungga, salah satu raja dari Kerajaan Mataram Kuno, yang masih keturunan dinasti Syailendra. Berdasarkan script Kayumwungan, seorang warga Indonesia bernama Hudaya Kandahjaya mengungkapkan bahwa Borobudur adalah tempat berdoa, yang selesai dibangun pada tanggal 26 Mei 824, hampir seratus tahun dari saat dimulainya dibangun. Nama Borobudur, menurut sebagian orang, berarti bukit yang memiliki teras-teras (budhara), juga bisa diartikan sebagai vihara di tempat yang tinggi (dan paragraf yang ini diambil dari sini).

But, I think of something that also amazing, the restoration of the temple. Borobudur was once upon a time buried and become a hill with bushes all over it, and the construction under. I mean... it was built with thousands (even millions) pieces of stone. When it was found, I believe, it wasn't as how it looks in the present time. It must have been messy with parts apart, some are away from where it should be. Now, how can you put the right pieces in the right place?Tapi, aku berpikir tentang hal luar biasa lainnya, pemugaran candi ini. Borobudur waktu ditemukan, katanya terkubur dan menjadi bukit yang ditumbuhi semak belukar. Maksudku... Borobudur itu kan terdiri dari ribuan (bahkan jutaan) potongan batu. Pada saat ditemukan, aku yakin keadaannya tidak seperti sekarang ini. Pasti berantakan kemana-mana batu-batu itu. Jadi, bagaimana bisa tahu batu mana harus ditaruh di mana?

Look at this small simple example. Just a small piece of the beautiful giant.How can you be sure that this three head sculpted stone was supposed to be here?Lihat contoh kecil ini. Hanya satu bagian kecil dari raksasa cantik kita.Yakin pahatan tiga kepala ini harus dipasang di sini?

Are you sure you don't miss it with this one?Ngga tertukar dengan yang ini?

Or this one?Atau yang ini?

Not only to match which head with which body, but it also had to match the story told in the relief..Bukan hanya harus cocokin badan dan kepala, tapi juga harus cocok dengan cerita yang tergambar di setiap relief.

I still saw here and there around the temple, some parts has been missing. So it is replaced with new stone, but you see, it will never be the same.Aku masih melihat di sana sini di seputar candi, banyak bagian yang hilang. Akhirnya diganti dengan batu baru, tapi lihat deh, hasilnya ngga akan pernah sama.

Well, how ever, either as a Javanese or just as Indonesian, I feel like I also own Borobudur. And I am so proud of it.Yah, bagaimanapun, baik sebagai orang Jawa atau hanya sebagai orang Indonesia, aku merasa ikut handarbeni Candi Borobudur. Dan aku bangga banget.

♥ That's remarkable! I'm amazed at how they could construct all of that back then without modern technology and tools! Beautiful! I'm glad you posted this... also I love that you guys have such an old history! It's fun to read about! :)

i ever heard somewhere, if i'm not wrong, that one of the relief told about the story of a beautiful princess who have to take a great suffer before she finally live happily ever after with her true loveand that princess name is Manoharajust like yours mba la :)

Everyone, thank you, you are welcome, and I am waiting for you all to visit Borobudur...

Tyas:I heard about that too on TV when the news about Manohara Pinot and Prince of Kelantan were hot. But this is what my father told me: The relief panels on Borobudur's wall tells about human's lives, before; during; and after Buddha's existence. First level is Kamadhatu where human lived like animal. Second is Rupadhatu, human have been civilized. Last is Arupadhatu where human have reached the highest level oh life.No story about Manohara. My Father even said, 'the temple tourist guide lied by telling that'. There is Hotel Manohara near the temple but the name actually absolutely has nothing to do with the Templa.

The name Manohara my father gave me was taken from Mahabharata Wayang story. Mahabharata is a Hindu story, so it's kinda strange if you can find it at Borobudur; since Borobudur is Buddhist temple....

thanx for a wonderful trip to some where I knew nothing about. The wonderful world of blogging is also very informative. thanx for your personal point of view. It is much better than reading a travel log.

I just love reading your post like this. It is so amazing to me that someone all those years ago was able to make the amazing place. Think of all the work that had to go into the carving of the figures. It's just hard to imagine.

A week with no kids sounds wonderful! We only have 1 (Simon) for the week so we are very excited here too!